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Committee waives objection to Lasco dump site On the condition that the Lasco temporary dump site be removed within 18 months, Whitby planning committee hias recommended that the Town pose no objections to waiving the need for a hearing under the Environmental Protection Act. David Sims, lawyer represent- ing Lake Ontario Stèel Co. (Lascn), tId committee Monday night that the plant's entire shredder operation would be shut down without the tempor- arydump site, thus seriously affEcting Lasco operations and putting «its back against the wall." At a planning committee meet- ing earlier thismonth, two coun- ci oshad expressed concern about the temporary dump site which Lasco wants te use for an estimated 18 months, wLÈile an environmental assessment is completed on the test berm, now at capacity. The Ministry of the Environ- ment feit that an Environmnental Assessmont Board hearing on the temporary site was not necessary, ana as ed for com- iments from the Town. Town planning staff agreed with the ministry, but recommended that adequate financial assurances be made for the site, and that a relocation be considered so that the temporary site joins the test bermn. Councillors Joe Drumm and Dennis Fox had then voted to postpone a decision so that the SEE PAGE 27 M erchant SI not Pleas ed about. free pking SEPARATE high school teachers,. in- complex in south Wihitby), went on cluding those at Father leo J. Austin( strike last Thursday. temporary location at the industrial Teacers'strike continues By Trudie Zavadovie. No further taîka have bec n scheduled between striking secondary school teachers and the Durham Region Roman Catholic Se arate School Board, although both parties have expressed a willingness te nego- tiate.- T'he secondary school teachers walked off theïr jobs Jan. 18, after voting 96 per cent in favor of striking, with 99 per cent rejectina the offer. ~'We've had the highest strike vote in the histoiy of the pro- vince,» say Blair Morris, pre- sident of thre Durhamx section of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association, secondary unit. He said the teachers are ask- ing for parity wit other second- ary school boards in the Metro area or the Catholic system in the Metro area, but stresses that wages are not t he only issue. Class size and working con- ditions are also major issues for the teachers. uWe want ceilings put on the number of students in classes," saYs Morris. Ten te twelve per cent of classes exceed the present collective agreement. Morris says that there is now no way of enforcinq class sizes and that the publicized pupil! teacher ratio is misleading. «It includes anyone in the sys- temn with a teaching certificate,» says l Morris. Many of these peope are not teaching in class- rooms but are included in deter- mining the ratio, hie says. This includes consultants, guidance councillors, principals vice-prin- cipals librarians and department heads. "We want te put (ini the con- tract) a pupil/teacher ratio that really refiects what they're wil- ling testaff at Health and safety is another issue. Morris expressed concern about the number of schools under construction and the num- ber of portables, and said that the administering of medication is at the forefront of those con- cerns. «With integration, teachers are concerned about having to administer medication. This 1 1 ý .,SEEPAGE,27ý An arement te save the bis- torieue at 404 Dundas St. W. (ust east oEucid) was reached Saturday in alengty bargaining session btween Whtby resident Doug Anderson and developer Michael Baratz, who has Town approval te develop the propertv. Anderson who lives on 1Puc1id St., a half-Èblock north of the proposed commercial develop- ment, had appealed the Town s bylaw te the Ontario Municipal Board on a number of grounds. Baratz lias agreed that the- red-brick house will be put up on wheels at his expense and will then be offered for sale. The proceeds of the sale are te go te the WhitbyMuseum, to be used for renovations to its new home in the Centennial Building. Baratz says that "From day one, I was happy te give the house away, but I didn't anti- cipate the expense of putting the house on wheels.» Anderson says he was hoping for a reduction in density on the &&EPAGE2...... t~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1 A A * .. t.t i. t4 ttt. I' t .. . .l. .. By Scott Laurie Downtewn merchants are not happy about free parking in mnimcip ai lots. Members of the Downtown Business fimprovement Associa- tion. (BIA) voiced their concerns Monday night to the Town ope- rations committee which came up with the scheme te, avoid the Province's commercial concent- ration tax. BIA chairman Robert Morton, representing merchants in the downtown core, specifically noted the abuse and overcrowding of the lots. Merchants say the lots are filled to:capacity as early as 8:30 a.m but not by shoppers. As a reut, shoppers are unable to park and are.- going elsewhere creating an «economic disaster' for businesses. In order to counteract the pro- blem, the BIA is recommending that a time- limit, such as three hours, be established on the lots such. The public works staff put forth several options te be con- sidered in a supplementary report that was discussed during Monday s meeting. T'he 131A is considering accep- tance of one of the options that suggests re-installing the park- ing ticket machines which," once reprogrammed, would issue a tic ket frA-e of charge, limiting the parker to three hnurs. Any viola- tors wotu1d be fined. Under the plan, information signs would also have to be potd. advising motorists that parkig is free btut that a ticket must be obtained and fines will be levied if the limit is exceded. On Wednesday, Jan. 31, nt 7:30 p.m., a meeting ill be held by the BIA at the Witby public library in order for the public and inerchants tu voice concerns about frwee parking. Mortan says that he would prefer to wait until afler the meeting before making final acceptance of the committee pro- posai. «We would prefer an answer which wiIl be best for rnost people," lhe says. 'Oper~tions colnnhittee ehair- man Joe Bugelli says that he would like te show the committee is willing te resdYfve the problem quickly. Coun cillor Marcel Brunelle echoed the opinion of Bugelli, stating, that council should res- pond with haste. But he didn't feel that free, parking was detri- mental te business. «We need BLA co-operation and underistanding. You (the BIA) should not taxke an arbitrary or judgmental view,» he said during the meeting .Morton ae said that "Park- ing is a very sensitive issue and the faster we, have an amended policy, the better it will be.» p~t. Agreement will save historie Whitby home Region tax increase could be 12% non- profit .77 ý 7 ý 7. - ý,. -ý